Behdin v. Edlow

The court ordered that, in light of USCIS's March 30, 2026 public update saying certain holds under PM-602-0192 and PM-602-0194 have been lifted for some aliens, the defendant must file a status report by April 7, 2026 stating whether the hold has been lifted as to any plaintiff in this case and, if so, identifying those plaintiff(s).

The court granted the parties' stipulation extending the defendant's deadline to file a response to the complaint from March 20, 2026 to April 20, 2026, and correspondingly extended the defendant's deadline to file a motion for summary judgment from May 19, 2026 to June 18, 2026. The order was signed by the magistrate judge on March 17, 2026.

The court ordered that, after the March 3, 2026 hearing on the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction, defendants do not need to make any further submission, and plaintiffs must file the chart discussed at the hearing by March 6, 2026 and also email a native Word or Excel copy to the court's clerk address. This is a text-only order from the judge directing those filings.

A hearing on the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction was held before Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen on March 3, 2026 (10:09–11:24). The minute entry notes that the court issued Order 26 and lists counsel for the parties who appeared.

Defendants filed a stipulation agreeing to produce the Administrative Record for the policy memorandum and asking that the plaintiffs' ex parte expedited-discovery application be withdrawn. This proposes that the government will provide the administrative record instead of expedited discovery.

The court granted the stipulation: the government must produce and file the Administrative Record for the challenged Policy Memorandum by February 20, 2026, and the plaintiffs' ex parte expedited-discovery application was terminated. The order resolves the discovery-dispute mechanism for now.

On February 6, 2026, the court signed an order granting the parties' joint stipulation to extend the federal defendants' deadline to respond to the plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction, moving the response deadline from February 4, 2026 to February 18, 2026.

Defendants filed a stipulation asking for more time to respond to the plaintiffs' preliminary-injunction motion. The stipulation requests an extension of the response deadline.

Plaintiffs filed returns of service showing the summonses were executed and the defendants were served. Exhibits documenting service were attached.

A group of plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction asking the court to block enforcement of the challenged USCIS policy and set a hearing for March 3, 2026, with responses due February 4 and replies due February 11, 2026. The motion includes legal briefing, declarations, and a proposed order.

Plaintiffs filed an ex parte application seeking expedited discovery from the government to obtain a second administrative record and other materials. The filing included legal support and a proposed order.

Plaintiffs filed a complaint asking the court for declaratory and injunctive relief and a writ of mandamus challenging USCIS policy memorandum PM-602-0194, attaching the policy memos and related exhibits. The filing lists many named plaintiffs and includes a proposed summons.